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Lindsay Patterson
Wine tastes better when it costs more
Does some wine taste better just because it costs more? Scientists held a wine tasting inside an MRI scanner to find out.
March 16, 2008
Rare double Einstein ring explained
This object called SDSSJ0946+1006 is the first-ever double 'Einstein ring.' It looks like a double ring around a bright center. There are thought to be three objects here - a distant galaxy that warps the light of two more galaxies exactly aligned behind it.
March 16, 2008
Distant planet successfully predicted
HD 74156 is a distant planetary system that seemed to have a large gap between two known planets. Astronomer Rory Barnes predicted a planet there and thus become the first to find a planet outside our solar system by predicting its location in advance. That hasn't happened since astronomers found Neptune in our own solar system in the year 1846.
March 14, 2008
Arctic explorer connects poles to the world
Will Steger, an Arctic explorer, began his career by traveling unsupported thousands of kilometers across the polar regions by dog sled. Read more.
March 10, 2008
Why can’t everything be recycled? Jeremy O’Brien answers
Recycling expert Jeremy O'Brien responds to a student's question about why some materials can be recycled and others can not.
February 15, 2008
EarthSky opens new company headquarters
EarthSky Communications, Inc., announced today that it has opened new company headquarters with state-of-the-art production facilities in its hometown of Austin, Texas.
February 14, 2008
Super Earths may have plate tectonics
In 2007, astronomers discovered Gliese 581c, a planet whose radius is 50% larger than that of our Earth. Using computers to investigate the properties of distant worlds like this one, these scientists believe that plate tectonics - shifting land plates - might be possible. That's significant because plate tectonics on Earth drive a key mechanism for earthly life.
February 9, 2008
EarthSky calls for presidential debate on science
EarthSky Communications has joined 57 universities and other organizations in a major effort to mount a presidential debate on science, technology, and the economy.
February 4, 2008
EarthSky launches new podcast page
EarthSky Communications, Inc., is joining NASA and thousands of scientists around the world in celebrating the International Polar Year (IPY). Read more here.
January 30, 2008
Lead in our drinking water with Marc Edwards
Do Americans take safe drinking water for granted? Is there lead in our drinking water? Learn more from Marc Edwards, a civil engineering professor at Virginia Tech.
January 14, 2008
